A shocking attempt by a parent to teach his son a lesson turned into a tragedy when he reported his truck stolen by the teen and a police officer shot the child dead, after being warned twice to not aggressively pursue to vehicle.

Tyler Comstock’s father called the police after his son drove away in his truck following a fight between the two, according to the Des Moines Register.

“He took off with my truck. I call the police, and they kill him,” James Comstock said about the horrific event surrounding his 19-year-old son’s death.